D2 Bowie Knife 8" Clip Point | Micarta Handle, Full Tang
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Description
The Fundy Bowie, D2 Tool Steel
Big clip-point bowies get bought for the look and then fail on the first hard task, because the maker spent the budget on finish and none of it on steel. The Fundy runs the other way around. Eight inches of D2 tool steel ground to a 5mm spine, a forged Damascus guard, a black micarta handle over full tang, and a hand-stitched leather sheath with a cord tie. Heavy enough to chop, precise enough to skin, and every one of them ground by hand.
Who Makes It
Every Stag Steel blade is forged and finished by hand by Naqash Minhas, founder and master maker, working steel since 2001. The Fundy is not assembled from bought-in parts. Naqash grinds the D2, forges the Damascus guard, runs the heat treat, fits the micarta, and finishes the knife in our Fredericton shop. What arrives at your door is one maker's hand work rather than a production run.
The Blade: D2 at 5mm
D2 is a high-carbon, high-chromium tool steel with roughly 11-12% chromium, which puts it in semi-stainless territory. Its hard carbide structure is what gives the steel its reputation for edge retention, and why it has stayed a favourite for hard-use field blades long after flashier alloys arrived. At 5mm across the spine and 8 inches long, there is real mass behind the edge. The fuller takes weight out of the middle without costing rigidity, so the balance sits forward enough to chop but not so far that detail work becomes a wrestle. See the rest of the range in our D2 steel bowie knives collection.
The Heat Treat
A blade is only as good as its heat treat, and heat treat is the step budget makers skip because nobody can see it. After grinding, the D2 is hardened and tempered back to a working hardness of 59-61 HRC at the edge. Hard enough to hold a keen edge through a full day of cutting, tough enough to take a knock without chipping out. Pattern and polish tell you nothing about how a knife performs. Hardness and geometry tell you everything.
The Forged Damascus Guard
The guard is forged Damascus rather than stamped stainless, layered and etched so the pattern reads clearly against the satin blade. Beyond the look, a forged guard gives you a solid stop for the index finger during draw cuts. Curious how the layering works? Our maker walks through it in what Damascus steel actually is.
The Handle: Black Micarta, Full Tang
Black micarta is layered canvas set in resin, and it earns its place on working knives because it will not crack, swell, rot, or turn slick when wet. Full tang steel runs the complete 5-inch handle, so there is no stick-tang joint waiting to snap when you baton through a knot. A leather lanyard runs through the butt for wrist retention or hanging in camp. Built to be used rather than babied.
The Sheath
Hand-stitched black leather with a snap strap over the guard and a leather cord tie at the tip. Sized to carry a bowie of this weight on the belt without swinging, and finished to outlast a decade of seasons.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Knife Name | Fundy Bowie, D2 Steel |
| Blade Steel | D2 Tool Steel (semi-stainless) |
| Blade Hardness | 59-61 HRC |
| Blade Style | Clip Point with Fuller |
| Blade Length | 8" |
| Blade Thickness | 5 mm |
| Guard | Forged Damascus |
| Handle | Black Micarta, 5", Full Tang |
| Lanyard | Leather Cord |
| Sheath | Hand-Stitched Black Leather |
| Made In | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
Who It Suits
- Hunters wanting one large blade that skins, quarters, and splits kindling
- Campers who would rather carry a heavy bowie than a knife and a hatchet
- Collectors after a hand-forged Damascus guard on a working tool steel blade
- Anyone replacing a stainless blade that goes dull halfway through the job
Who It Does Not Suit
- Buyers wanting a light blade for daily pocket carry
- Anyone unwilling to wipe down and oil a semi-stainless blade
- Shoppers expecting mirror-polish display finishing over working geometry
Made by Hand in Canada
Forging at Stag Steel has run since 2001, and every blade is ground, heat treated, and finished by hand in New Brunswick. The Fundy sits in our wider bowie knives range and works just as well among our hunting knives as a large field blade. New to the pattern? Start with what a bowie knife is. Want the man behind the forge? Read about the makers.
One at a time means the knife you receive is the only one carrying that exact grind and etch. Free shipping across Canada, with affordable rates to the USA and worldwide.
